Table 3.

Total Effects of the Neighborhood Environment Predicting Relative Change in Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference, WaTCH (N = 909) in Louisiana, 2012–2014.

	Model 1: change in body mass index (kg/m2)		Model 2: change in waist circumference (cm)
	β	95% CI	β	95% CI
Intercept (β0)	28.93a	26.68, 31.18	88.91a	84.12, 93.71
Neighborhood audit score	0.17b	0.03, 0.31	0.64a	0.34, 0.95
Oil spill exposure	0.08	− 0.24, 0.40	0.19	− 0.50, 0.87
Age categories
19–30	Reference		Reference
31–40	1.30	− 0.61, 3.20	5.87b	1.81, 9.94
41–50	2.40b	0.60, 4.21	8.96a	5.12, 12.80
51–60	2.66b	0.52, 4.81	11.18a	6.60, 15.75
61–70	1.14	− 1.31, 3.58	8.96b	3.74, 14.19
71–80	1.14	− 1.98, 4.27	6.44	− 0.22, 13.11
Race/ethnicity
White	Reference		Reference
African American	2.21b	1.02, 3.41	3.28b	0.73, 5.82
Other	0.39	− 1.53, 2.31	0.20	− 3.90, 4.29
Household income
$0–$20,000	Reference		Reference
$20,001–$40,000	0.98	− 0.54, 2.50	0.14	− 3.10, 3.38
$40,001–$60,000	− 0.71	− 2.35, 0.94	− 3.60b	− 7.12, − 0.08
≥$60,001	− 2.21b	− 3.72, − 0.70	− 6.49a	− 9.71, − 3.27

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; WaTCH, Women and Their Children's Health Study.

^aP < 0.0001.

^bP < 0.05.